What Is The Ransom Of Agamemnon And Achilles

Let us tell the story of Achilles and Agamemnon, of their rage and of their rivalry, of their stubbornness and weakness. We shall begin when Chryses approached Archean residence to ask for the return of his daughter, bringing along with him a handsome ransom. To be so brave must mean that Chryses is a very loyal father, as parents should be. Agamemnon, Chryseis’ captor, refused very bluntly, in his stubborn way, feeling that giving in to this priest’s request would make him seem weak- that coward! And what a pity, that Agamemnon’s wrath put so much fear in Chryses that he withdrew. But later on, this father prayed to the mighty Apollo, that his tears might pay for retribution. And this god heard him, bringing terror and death to the Danaans for nine days. …show more content…
On the tenth day of this horror, the calculating Achilles called upon Calchas the prophet to reveal the reason behind this predicament. Our seer first demanded protection from Achilles, and once it had been promised, told of how Apollo’s anger was caused by Agamemnon’s refusal to accept Chryses’ ransom, saying that only a dramatic sacrifice could satisfy the